- Ten one-day refresher trainings were conducted in eight blocks of Uttar Pradesh during December ’09. A total of 83 Swasthya Sakhis (Health Activists) received the refresher trainings.
- We conducted a three-day induction training of Swasthya Sakhis in Rahi block. 21 Swasthya Sakhis were trained and 15 other local women attended the training.
- We trained nine volunteer Master Trainers from Karnataka. We will officially be starting our work in Karnataka on 26th January, 2010 by introducing our program in Chikballapur district.
- Dr Satish Khera, professor of maxillofacial surgery in the U.S., attended our training sessions in Uttar Pradesh. We hope to start an oral health program in the region with his support very soon
Photo taken by Save A Mother staff at Lal Ganji.
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Solutions from Tsunami-hit Tamil Nadu. Click on the link below to find a heartwarming article about the transformation that has taken place in parts of Tamil Nadu that were hit hard by the tsunami. It shows how donation, global aid, and local government efforts can come together and not only successfully reconstruct devastated regions but also create long-term social transformation. Read on… Contributed by Hemant Kashyap
An Invisible Revolution in Rural India. Self Help Groups (SHGs) are a transformational phenomenon that has swept rural India over the last decade and a half. In a country where almost two-thirds of the population have no access to formal financial services, SHGs are a unique route to financial inclusion, increasing incomes, and building productive assets among the poor. Click on the link below to learn more about SHGs and the turning point of the SHG movement in early 1990 when the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) in India pilot tested the SHG-Bank Linkage Program. Today more than 400 women join a SHG every hour in India! Contributed by Ravi Grover
